Chapter 101 Is This the Mountain God?
It took Zhao Yushu half an hour to get rid of the alienated villagers. He wanted to rush to the mountain god immediately, but now he was unable to do so - his spiritual energy was consumed too much.
If Madam Xu's spiritual power had not recovered quickly, he would have been paralyzed long ago.
And I was scratched on the back. I have been injured a lot in the past two days. I should have worn the black robe earlier. I felt that wearing black did not make me look like a college student, so I temporarily changed into a bachelor's suit. Now I really regret it. That thing can protect against cutting damage to a certain extent.
Now I have thrown it together with my package at the village chief's house, and will exchange it back as soon as I get back.
The muscles on the back squirmed and the wound slowly closed. Although it was not as good as the arm that had been applied with Lanling medicine, it was still far better than that of ordinary cultivators. I don’t know if it was due to the Jade Rat itself or Madam Xu, but it was a good thing after all.
Zhao Yushu rested for a while under the tree, stretched his muscles, and made sure that the injury on his back would not cause him too much trouble. He immediately got up and ran along the route he remembered. If he dragged on for too long, Lan Ling and Hei Lu would not be able to defeat the mountain god.
Because they came prepared, Lao Zhao also left marks for himself when he was running around with the mutated villagers. Otherwise, it would be basically impossible to find the original place in the dense forest in the middle of the night.
It didn't take long for Zhao Yushu to find a shiny mark on a tree. It was the mark left by Lan Ling.
Lan Ling placed a mark approximately every two meters, which was very conspicuous in the night sky. At this time, besides them, there were probably only the alienated villagers left in the dense forest, so they were not afraid of being discovered by others.
Following the direction of the mark, he and Lan Ling had tricked the old witch into leading them to the real residence of the mountain god. However, they were stopped by a black deer on the way. After wandering around for a whole day, they finally returned to the original route.
In less than half an hour, Lao Zhao ran to a tree and stopped. The marking ended there.
However, there is no need to mark it. A dilapidated temple built against the mountain is located right in front of you. The boulders have fallen and the wooden beams have rotted, but it miraculously has not collapsed. Instead, thick branches and vines have forcibly connected the relatively intact parts together, forming a dilapidated yet solid temple.
Strange, where are Lan Ling and the others?
Zhao Yushu looked at the dark temple and cautiously did not approach it. According to the plan, if the mountain god did not notice their arrival, Lan Ling and Hei Lu should be waiting for him nearby; if they were already discovered by the mountain god, the first thing they would do was to run away. If they could not escape, they would try their best to give warnings. It was impossible for them to disappear silently.
A black deer is capable of hurting the mountain god. After being injured, it is even more impossible for the mountain god to directly take down two triple heavens. There is something strange.
Zhao Yushu hesitated for a moment, walked towards the gate of the temple, drew out the sword with his right hand, and used his spiritual power to stimulate the flames on the sword. He randomly ignited several nearby branches and kicked the burning branches into the temple.
The fire quickly faded into the darkness, without any effect.
"Are you Zhao Yushu?" Just when Old Zhao was at a loss, a voice that could not be distinguished between male and female came from the temple out of nowhere. The voice was loud but a little weak.
Old Zhao was startled: "Who!?"
"You can call me Mountain God."
Fuck, Lao Zhao cursed inwardly, it's over, the mountain god has woken up and even knows his own name. Lan Ling and Hei Lu are in great danger. Hei Lu is most likely a traitor, and Lan Ling has nine chances of falling into his trap.
However, the voice of this mountain god seemed to be indeed injured.
"You know me, so you naturally know what I'm here for." When the enemy comes, we have to fight back. When the water comes, we have to block it with earth. Since we have been tricked by others, we have to bite the bullet and fight back.
If it were just him, Lao Zhao would decisively use the Shadow Step to run away, and then go back to ask people to fight again another day. But Lan Ling was in someone else's hands, so he had no choice.
"Kill me? I am the mountain god personally appointed by Emperor Taizu of the Tang Dynasty. Do you have an imperial edict to kill me?"
Zhao Yushu was a little confused. What was going on with this mountain god? He seemed to be reasonable and asked for an imperial edict in a serious manner. Was this the correct procedure?
I always feel like something is wrong.
"Is my friend here with you?" Lao Zhao decided to save the person first.
"Black Deer and that girl? They're inside. Do you want to come in and take a look?"
Zhao Yushu was suddenly caught in a dilemma. If he didn't go in, he had no other choice. Besides, the other party had been very reasonable so far. If he went in, wouldn't it be like walking into a trap?
"Okay!" The arrow was on the string and had to be shot. Lao Zhao encouraged himself and walked towards the temple. The moment he stepped into the gate, the eternal lamps on the walls of the temple suddenly lit up, and the temple became bright and dark like dusk.
Lan Ling sat cross-legged in front of the altar with her eyes closed, as if she had entered a meditative state, but she did not appear to have any external injuries; while Hei Lu lay on the ground, his life or death unknown.
Zhao Yushu only glanced at the two of them, and his eyes were completely attracted by the object on the altar.
It was a tree with a big hole in its trunk. In the hole was a dark brown fruit core-like object covered with vines, which in turn extended above the trunk of the tree.
What was even more bizarre was that the fruit core was actually trembling slightly, like a human heart. Looking closely, one could see a broken bronze sword blade stuck in the core.
"You seem surprised." A faint voice came from the tree.
"To be honest, I'm quite surprised. Although I can imagine that there are spirits and monsters in this world, today is the first time I've seen a talking tree."
"The tree is just an appearance. I can be a tree, a flower, a tiger or a bear, or a black deer."
"what!"
Zhao Yushu's hands tightened and he subconsciously looked at the black deer lying on the ground, his face changing from gloomy to happy.
"Black Deer is the vessel I prepared. Although he is reluctant, he will be the next mountain god."
"I have to say, your words are beyond my understanding." Zhao Yushu's mind was racing, trying to sort out the relationships involved.
The mountain god is a conscious being, and his existence requires a container, and the black deer is his container. Isn't this just taking over another's body? No one would be willing to do that.
"Let's talk about your dream asking for a child. Can I sit here?" Zhao Yushu pointed to Lan Ling's side. He had to find a way to wake up Black Deer and Lan Ling. Not to mention killing the mountain god, at least the possibility of escape would be increased.
"As you please, you mentioned the child, is this a reason for you to kill me?"
Zhao Yushu nodded: "Isn't it enough? Don't say such nonsense as "others eat meat when they are hungry, and you eat people when you are hungry". You said it yourself. You are the guardian angel."
"I am seriously ill and need to replenish my spiritual energy."
"You can mobilize the spiritual power of the entire Jiufeng Mountain, right? Do you still need to eat humans?"
"You do not understand."
Nonsense, how can I understand if you don't tell me? Zhao Yushu quietly put the Buddhist beads into Lan Ling's hands, trying to wake up his teammates: "I'm very curious, I'm here to kill you, why are you telling me so much, are you trying to impress me?"
"Haha," the mountain god tree trembled, and the leaves fell down one by one, as if it was really laughing: "You are stalling for time," the mountain god's voice was mixed with a hint of sarcasm;
"me too."